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Letters Patent No. 81,690, dated September 1, 1868; anteolateol August29, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Beit known that I, MICHAEL E. SAVOY, of Corinth, in the 'county ofSaratoga, and State of New York, have invented a new and improvedCombined Shankand Counter for Boots and Shoes; and do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof',which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

This invention consists in combining a metallic shank' and counter insuch a. manner that they may be readily applied to or tted Vina boot orshoe, and the counter adjusted to iit or suit any-sized heel, andtheparts readily removed froiin a worn-out boot or shoe, and applied toa new one.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a side sectional viewof'my invention, taken in the line n: x, fi Figure 2, a perspective viewof the same. l Similar letters ot'- reference indicate correspondingparts.

` A represents a metallic shank, which Vmay be constructed of hardrolledbrass,or ot' steel, and in curved fornn correspondingnr to the curvatureof the hollow of the foot.

vB. is av metallic counter, which is also constrnucted of hard-rolledbrass or stoel, to the lower rear part `of which therearend oflthe shankis attached, the shank and counter being cut out of the same piece ofnietal plate, if desired. The counter is bent in theform et' the heelot' the boot or shoe, and the front lower lends of the counter are`provided with arms, a a, 'which are riveted to the shank A,as shown atbib, said arms being provided with a plurality ofholes, so that thecentre may be attached to thel shank in a. more or less contractedstate, in a transverse direction, to suit the size of the heel-portionto which it is to be applied'.

The shank A'is fitted in the sole of-the boot or shoe, between thelayers thereof, and in the hollow or rise of the sole infront of theheel, and the counter B is fitted between the innerand outer leatherabove the heel', as usual.l i l i The shank end counter thusjconnectedor combined, may be constructed at avery'moderate cost, and be veryreadily vfitted in' the bootor shoe. l

Theexpanding or contracting of the counter to suit the size oftheheel-part of the boot or shoe, is agreat advantage, as it vadmits of aboot orshoe being made to snit the foot of the wearer.. The ordinarymetallic counters cannot be thus 'adjusted or bent, and secured in theproper bent or desired shape, as they have no connection with the shank.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-v Thel curvedmetallic shank A, andfcounter B, when the latter is provided with theadjustable arms a, for securing'said counter at its forward end to theshank A, constructed and arranged as herein shown and described, whenstamped from one piece of metal. l

The Vabovespecification of'my invention signed bythe, this 11th day ofOctober,1857.

' MICHAEL E; SAVOY.

Witnesses:

GILBERT Wltcox.

